No. 3 Michigan plays host to No. 10 Ohio State at Crisler Arena on Tuesday. The game tips off at 9:00 EST and you can catch it on ESPN. The Wolverines fell to the Buckeyes 56-53 on January 13th and are 2-10 against them over the last four years.

Ohio State and Michigan are tied for 2nd in the conference.

The Wolverines fell 81-73 to Indiana on February 2nd. Trey Burke finished with 25 points and 5 rebounds in the loss. He contributes team-best marks with 18.2 points per game, 7.2 assists per game, and 1.4 steals per game. For the Buckeyes, Aaron Craft finished with 14 points and 6 rebounds in the 63-56 win over Nebraska on February 2nd. With 4.7 assists per game and 1.9 steals per game, he has team-best marks in both categories.

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Michigan has a much better Kiplinger Out-of-State Ranking than Ohio State (#34 vs #47).

Trey Burke is ranked 41st nationally in points and 7th nationally in assists.

Michigan players are more experienced than Ohio State players (11,302 minutes played vs 11,239 minutes played).

At least you keep showing up. Michigan has an average margin of victory of 10 over Ohio State in 26 wins since 1980.

The Michigan assist leader (Trey Burke) has more assists than the Ohio State assist leader (Aaron Craft).

Michigan has a much lower admission rate (more selective) according to Kiplinger (50% vs 76%).

Nik Stauskas is ranked 2nd in the Big Ten in three-pointers.

The Michigan rebounding leader (Mitch McGary) has more rebounds than the Ohio State rebounding leader (Deshaun Thomas).

The Michigan three-point leader (Nik Stauskas) has more three-pointers than the Ohio State three-point leader (Deshaun Thomas).

Tim Hardaway Jr is ranked 6th in the Big Ten in points and 10th in the Big Ten in three-pointers.

Even computers respect Michigan more. We have a better RPI this season than Ohio State (RPI: #7 vs #17).